Slab Contrasted Gyri 6 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, stickers, playful, retro, chunky, friendly, quirky, attention-grabbing, retro flavor, playful tone, brandable display, rounded, soft-edged, ink-trap, bouncy, tubby.
A heavy, soft-cornered slab serif with compact proportions and pronounced, blocky terminals. Strokes show gentle, uneven contouring and slight flare into the slabs, creating a subtly hand-cut, rubber-stamp feel rather than a rigid geometric build. Counters are relatively small and often rounded, with occasional notch-like ink-trap details at joins and inside corners that add texture and improve separation in dense shapes. The overall rhythm is lively, with slightly irregular silhouette modulation across letters that keeps the texture from feeling mechanical.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, posters, labels, packaging, and logo wordmarks where its bold silhouette and quirky slab details can be appreciated. It also works well for short bursts of copy in playful contexts—menus, kids’ materials, event flyers, or retro-themed graphics—especially when set with a bit of extra spacing.
The font reads warm and informal, leaning into a nostalgic, cartoonish display tone. Its chunky slabs and softened shapes evoke old poster lettering and playful packaging, while the small quirks in terminals and joins add personality and approachability.
The design appears intended to deliver strong impact with a friendly, vintage-leaning voice, combining sturdy slab-serifs with softened, slightly irregular contours for character. Its details suggest a focus on bold legibility and a distinctive, hand-touched texture in display sizes.
Uppercase forms are broad and emphatic, with distinctive slab feet and shoulders that give strong presence in short words. Lowercase maintains the same weight and softness, producing a dark, even typographic color that benefits from generous tracking at larger sizes. Numerals match the chunky, rounded construction and feel well-suited to bold, attention-grabbing settings.